period /ˈpiəriəd/ n.c 1.周期;时期,时代,期间: a period of hot weather 一段时期的热天We lived in Beijing for a period.我们在北京住了一段时间。 2.现代,当代(与定冠词连用): the youth of the period 现代青年。3.学时,课时:a lesson/teaching period一节课 So much for this period. 这节课就上到这儿。4.句号(AmE.): Use a period at the end of the sentence. 句末打个句号。

 periodic /ˌpiəriˈɔdik/ adj. 周期的,时而发生的:the periodic law (化学)周期律; periodic attacks of the disease 疾病的周期性发作;the periodic revolution of a heavenly body 星球的周期性运转

 periodical /ˌpiəriˈɔdikl/ I. n. c]期刊,杂志:issue periodicals, weekly and monthly 发行周刊和月刊 ‖II. adj. (=periodic)期刊的,定期出版的;周期性的:make periodical visits to… 进行定期访问;periodical headaches 周期性头痛